BDB1494
גָּדַל115 verb grow up, become great (Aramaic גְּדַל (Ithpe`el), [untranscribed source text 812] twist, twine, Arabic [untranscribed source text 813] twist a cord, make firm, strong, become strong, so Late Hebrew) —
Qal
Perfect
׳
ג etc. Gen 38:14 + 14 t.; suffix גְּדֵלַנִי
Job 31:18
Imperfect
יִגְדַּל etc. Ps 35:27 + 34 t.; —
1.
grow up,
a. child Gen 21:8; Gen 21:20; Gen 25:27; Gen 38:11; Gen 38:14; Exod 2:10; Exod 2:11 (
J
E
) Judg
11:2
; Judg
13:24;
Ruth
1:12;
1Sam
2:21;
1Sam
3:19;
1Kgs 12:8; 1Kgs 12:10 ( = 2Chr 10:8; 2Chr 10:10) 2Kgs 4:18
גְּדֵלַנִי כְאָב
he grew up to me as to a father
Job 31:18
b. lamb 2Sam 12:3.
2.
become great,
a. in extent, wealthy Gen 26:13 (twice in verse); Gen 41:40 (
J
E
) Jer
5:27
b. in value. ׳
בְּעֵינֵי י, גָָּֽדְלָה נֶפֶשׁ בְּעֵינָ֑י
prized by
1Sam 26:24
(twice in verse);
c. in intensity, grief Job 2:13, mourning Zech 12:11, punishment Lam 4:6, trespass Ezek 9:6
d. in sound, loud cry Gen 19:13 (
J
);
e. in importance, of a king Eccl 2:9; 1Kgs 10:23 ( = 2Chr 9:22) Dan 8:9; Dan 8:10 (under figure of horn),
chief Gen
24:35;
Gen 48:19
(
J
), Messiah
Mic
5:3, Jerusalem Ezek 16:7
f.
of God
2Sam 7:22
;
Ps 104:1
,
his works Ps 92:6
, his power
Num 14:17 (
J
).
3.
to be magnified,
a. house of David Zech 12:7
b. Yahweh Ps 35:27; Ps 40:17; Ps 70:5; Mal 1:5, his name 2Sam 7:26 ( = 1Chr 17:24).
Pi`el
Perfect
גִּדַּל
Josh 4:14;
Esth 3:1
גִּדֵּ֔ל
Isa 49:21
גִּדֵּ֑לָה
Isa 51:18
, etc.; Imperfect
יְגַדֵּל
Isa 44:14
+ 8 t.; Imperative
גַּדְּלוּ
Ps 34:4
Infinitive
גַּדֵּל
Num 6:5 + 3 t.;
Participle
מְגַדְּלִים
2Kgs 10:6
(מְגַדְּלוֺת
Song 5:15
ᵐ5
ᵑ7
Hi
Bö
De); —
1.
cause to grow, e.g. hair Num 6:5 (
P
), plants Jonah 4:10; Isa 44:14; Ezek 31:4; Song 5:13
bring up children
2Kgs 10:6
; Isa 1:2
; Isa
23:4;
Isa 49:21; Isa 51:18; Dan 1:5; Hos 9:12.
2.
make great, powerful
Gen 12:2
(
J
) Josh
3:7;
Josh 4:14 (
D
)
1Kgs 1:37; 1Kgs 1:47; 1Chr 29:12; 1Chr 29:25; 2Chr 1:1;
Esth 3:1;
Esth 5:11
;
Esth 10:2.
3.
magnify,
a. man Job 7:17
b. God Ps 34:4; Ps 69:31.
Pu`al
Participle plural מְגֻדָּלִים
brought up
Ps 144:12.
Hiph`il
Perfect
הִגְדִּיל
Ps 41:10 +, etc.; Imperfect
יַגְדִּיל
Isa 42:21; Dan
8:25, etc.; Infinitive
הַגְדִּיל
1Chr 22:8;
Amos 8:5
Participle
מַגְדִּיל
Ps 18:51 ( = מִגְדֹּיל in || 2Sam 22:51); plural
מַגְדִּילִים
Ps 35:26 —
1.
make great, e.g. shekel Amos 8:5, pile for fire
Ezek 24:9, joy Isa 9:2, counsel Isa 28:29, wisdom
Eccl 1:16, works Eccl 2:4, house of Yahweh 1Chr 22:5
the heel Ps
41:10 either lifted high (
Ges), or (compare De
Now) gave me insidiously a great fall
; compare פִּיךָ
׳
ג
Obad 1:12
i.e. utter proud words (see
רחב
Hiph`il)
2.
magnify, salvation Ps 18:51, so || 2Sam 22:51
(Kt מַגְדִּיל; > Qr מִגְדֹּל), mercy Gen 19:19 (
J
), teaching Isa 42:21, the word of Yahweh Ps 138:2.
3.
do great things
הִגְדִּיל לַעֲשׂוֺת,
a. in a good sense, of God Ps 126:2; Ps 126:3
;
Joel 2:21, also pregnant without Infinitive 1Sam 12:24.
b. in bad sense, of 'the northern one' Joel 2:20, also
pregnant without Infinitive Lam 1:9; Zeph 2:8; Zeph 2:10;
Dan
8:4; Dan
8:8;
Dan 8:11;
Dan 8:25 with
עַל, of enemies Ps 35:26; Ps 38:17; Ps 55:13; Job 19:5; Jer 48:26; Jer 48:42
;
Ezek 35:13 of speaking עָלַי בְּפִיכֶם
׳
ג.
c. also, with Infinitive implied, wept greatly 1Sam 20:41
.
Hithpa`el
Perfect
וְהִתְגַּדִּלְתִּ֫י
Ezek 38:23
I will magnify myself, shew myself great and powerful (of God);
Imperfect
יִתְגַּדֵּל, with עַלin a bad sense,
magnify oneself against
Isa 10:15;
Dan 11:36
יִתְגַּדָּ֑ל
Dan 11:37.